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Green Man brings the visual arts out of the gallery and into the festival field

Creative Boom

In short, we love the idea of showing art at a festival, so we're psyched that the folks behind Green Man, an independent music and arts festival held annually in the Brecon Beacons, Wales, feel the same way. New commissions Best of all, it's not just about stuff you can see elsewhere.

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Illustrator Miranda Bruce's latest zine explores the heightened anxiety of the pandemic

Creative Boom

Born and raised in San José, Miranda Bruce obtained her BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in 2019. She describes her style as simple, whimsical and spontaneous. "I

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

Creative Boom

"My parents and teachers constantly encouraged me to participate in art competitions. Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". Art college helped me figure out what my skills were and how to adapt and apply them to professional work.

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Thought Bubble 2016

Emmeline Illustration

Everyone is ridiculously lovely and enthusiastic; you really get a sense that we're all there because we absolutely love comics and visual art. Thought Bubble is such a gorgeous festival. It's such an amazing atmosphere, and the mid-con party and pre-con reception were brilliant.

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Navigating Genetic Compromises and a Toxic World through Steampunk Self-Portraiture in the Artistic Odyssey of Lix North

Design You Trust

After graduating from NMIT’s School Of Visual Arts, she found solace in Brisbane, Australia, settling there in 2007. For the better part of the following decade, she thrived as a professional illustrator, photographer, and commissioned artist, operating under the moniker of Lix Creative, her graphic art studio.

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Interview with Deva Pardue, Independent Art Director

Shillington

Since starting in 2016, the company has been committed to raising money for not-for-profit organizations to advance women’s rights and equality. When I made the shift to graphic design I decided to transfer to the School of Visual Arts and move to New York. I launched with just a few posters for sale right after the 2016 U.S.

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“Alice in The Abyss”: The Superb Mixed Media Artworks of Kate Alexandria

Design You Trust

I had always been a huge lover of music and visual arts but it never occurred to me to become an artist myself. In summer of 2016, I accidentally ingested huge amounts of psilocybin mushrooms and experienced momentary ego death, and this experience alone has opened my mind and guided me towards healing.

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